Patrick O’Shaughnessy is the Chief Executive Officer at O’Shaughnessy Asset Management (OSAM). Patrick oversees the day-to-day business of the firm, directing OSAM’s initiatives in the areas of research and portfolio management, investor education, and investor relationships. He also serves as a Portfolio Manager. Prior to his role as CEO, Patrick spent 11 years on OSAM’s Research & Portfolio Management team, working to improve the firm’s investment strategies.
Patrick is the author of Millennial Money: How Young Investors can Build a Fortune, published by Palgrave Macmillan, and a contributing author to the Fourth Edition of What Works on Wall Street. Patrick’s podcast “Invest Like the Best,” which is a series of conversations with leading investors across asset classes, recently passed 7 million listeners. It was named among “5 Investment Podcasts You Should Listen To” by The Wall Street Journal. Patrick is an equity owner in OSAM and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Patrick is also a member of the I.A. O’Shaughnessy Foundation Investment Committee. Patrick holds a B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Notre Dame and is also a CFA charterholder. He lives with his wife and two children in Greenwich, Connecticut.
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Citywire RIA is coming to a capital near you.
We are thrilled to invite you to join us to our in-person RIA conference in Washington, D.C. On December 2nd and 3rd, at the beautiful Four Seasons in Georgetown, we’ll bring together some of the brightest minds in the RIA space.
Our keynote speaker is none other than Patrick O’Shaughnessy, the CEO of O’Shaughnessy Asset Management and host of the brilliant ‘Invest Like the Best’ podcast. He’ll share what he’s learned from the cutting edge of global innovation – and break down what it all means for investors like you. It’s a conversation you won’t want to miss.
Then, of course, there’s the opportunity to meet with advisors and fund managers. We will be adhering to local safety protocols and guidelines, while providing the face-to-face engagement that we have all so sorely missed.
The event is free to attend, with travel and onsite accommodation for two nights provided by Citywire.
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Moran Cerf is a trail-blazing neuroscientist whose work is re-defining how we think about human consciousness, emotion and decision-making.
He is Professor of Neuroscience and Business at the Kellogg School of Management and at Northwestern University's Neuroscience Programme. He is also a member of the university's Institute on Complex Systems and a visiting faculty member at the MIT Media Lab.
Prior to his academic career, Moran spent nearly ten years as a hacker, breaking into government and financial institutions to test and improve their security. This hacker's mindset has led him to approach neuroscience in non-traditional and novel ways. For example, he works with patients undergoing brain surgery to monitor the activity of individual neurons via electrodes implanted directly into their brain.
His pioneering research addresses questions such as: "How are conscious percepts formed in our brain?", "How can we control our emotions?", "What determines whether we find content engaging?", "How do our memories shape the way we behave?", “What is the future of Human-Machine interaction?”
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In a career that encompasses the UN, Google, Facebook and SpaceX, as well as political speechwriting, Dex offers a rare insight in to the intersection of politics, technology, leadership and society. Referring to some of the world’s biggest and most influential companies and individuals, he examines important questions of trust, automation, innovation and values. Looking at the positive and negative effects of an increasingly connected world he sees ethical dilemmas, new types of job, competing priorities and a focus on purpose.
Dex Hunter-Torricke has worked with some of the world’s highest-profile leaders and organisations, advising them on areas of communication and thought leadership. Amongst others, he has worked as a speechwriter and advisor for Larry Page and Sergei Brin, Mark Zuckerberg, and Elon Musk’s SpaceX. He now serves as Head of Commuinications at The Oversight Board, the independent body established to tackle and steer the responses of Facebook and Instagram to the most challenging content issues of the day. He brings together communication, policy, leadership and technology, looking at how business, government and society can both understand each other, and work together better.
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In a career that encompasses the UN, Google, Facebook and SpaceX, as well as political speechwriting, Dex offers a rare insight in to the intersection of politics, technology, leadership and society. Referring to some of the world’s biggest and most influential companies and individuals, he examines important questions of trust, automation, innovation and values. Looking at the positive and negative effects of an increasingly connected world he sees ethical dilemmas, new types of job, competing priorities and a focus on purpose.
Dex Hunter-Torricke has worked with some of the world’s highest-profile leaders and organisations, advising them on areas of communication and thought leadership. Amongst others, he has worked as a speechwriter and advisor for Larry Page and Sergei Brin, Mark Zuckerberg, and Elon Musk’s SpaceX. He now serves as Head of Commuinications at The Oversight Board, the independent body established to tackle and steer the responses of Facebook and Instagram to the most challenging content issues of the day. He brings together communication, policy, leadership and technology, looking at how business, government and society can both understand each other, and work together better.
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Three ideas from neuroscience that were invented in the last 10 years and will change the [business] world in the next 10 years
Heartland Funds
Hotchkis & Wiley
Invesco
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Patrick O'Shaughnessy
The Next Evolution of Index Investing
Allianz
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Eric Wulff, Joseph Duncan
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The Secrets to RIA Growth
Chartwell
Lazard
Hartford Funds
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Western Asset
New York Life
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Moran Cerf is a trail-blazing neuroscientist whose work is re-defining how we think about human consciousness, emotion and decision-making.
He is Professor of Neuroscience and Business at the Kellogg School of Management and at Northwestern University's Neuroscience Programme. He is also a member of the university's Institute on Complex Systems and a visiting faculty member at the MIT Media Lab.
Prior to his academic career, Moran spent nearly ten years as a hacker, breaking into government and financial institutions to test and improve their security. This hacker's mindset has led him to approach neuroscience in non-traditional and novel ways. For example, he works with patients undergoing brain surgery to monitor the activity of individual neurons via electrodes implanted directly into their brain.
His pioneering research addresses questions such as: "How are conscious percepts formed in our brain?", "How can we control our emotions?", "What determines whether we find content engaging?", "How do our memories shape the way we behave?", “What is the future of Human-Machine interaction?”
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Patrick O’Shaughnessy is the Chief Executive Officer at O’Shaughnessy Asset Management (OSAM). Patrick oversees the day-to-day business of the firm, directing OSAM’s initiatives in the areas of research and portfolio management, investor education, and investor relationships. He also serves as a Portfolio Manager. Prior to his role as CEO, Patrick spent 11 years on OSAM’s Research & Portfolio Management team, working to improve the firm’s investment strategies.
Patrick is the author of Millennial Money: How Young Investors can Build a Fortune, published by Palgrave Macmillan, and a contributing author to the Fourth Edition of What Works on Wall Street. Patrick’s podcast “Invest Like the Best,” which is a series of conversations with leading investors across asset classes, recently passed 7 million listeners. It was named among “5 Investment Podcasts You Should Listen To” by The Wall Street Journal. Patrick is an equity owner in OSAM and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Patrick is also a member of the I.A. O’Shaughnessy Foundation Investment Committee. Patrick holds a B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Notre Dame and is also a CFA charterholder. He lives with his wife and two children in Greenwich, Connecticut.
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Mark leads the development of new and existing FIA, RILA and FIUL business from a hedging perspective. Mark interacts with global clients, translates client business goals into projects for the various hedging functions and oversees the hedging team’s involvement in global business development from end to end. He received his bachelor’s degrees in Mathematics and Actuarial Science from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN and a master’s degree in Financial Mathematics from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
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Vice President, Hedge Business Development, Allianz Investment Management
Mark Paulson
A critical element of a successful retirement spending plan is creating consistent and sustainable income. When creating a plan there are four main variables you can control: the client’s retirement age, pre-retirement contributions, retirement income amount, and the asset allocation of the portfolio. After identifying a spending plan based on what clients can control, the plan is still exposed to four major uncontrollable risks: longevity, market returns, inflation, and portfolio shocks. This session uses Monte Carlo analysis to help you better understand the impact of changing the factors clients can control as well as how sensitive the portfolio may be to uncontrollable risks. Additionally, we’ll evaluate the efficacy of adding a registered indexed linked annuity with guaranteed lifetime income to a traditional equity and bond portfolio to help clients better handle the uncontrollable risks they will face in retirement.
Workshop objective:
Evaluate the efficacy of adding a registered indexed linked annuity with guaranteed lifetime income to a traditional equity and bond portfolio to help clients better handle the uncontrollable risks they will face in retirement.
Advising clients through the controllable factors and uncontrollable risks of a retirement spending plan
Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America
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Paul Marino
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Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America
Jared Palish, CIMA CFA®
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Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America
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Andy is a Senior Portfolio Manager on Chartwell’s fixed income investment team overseeing all of the firm’s high yield fixed income strategies. Andy has been with Chartwell since 1999. Prior to joining Chartwell, he was part of a team managing over $3 billion in high yield corporate bond assets for Nomura Corporate Research and Asset Management, Inc. Andy has a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Yale University and an MBA in Finance from Cornell University’s Johnson School of Management. He is a CFA® charterholder and is a member of the CFA® Institute and the CFA® Society of Philadelphia.
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Senior Portfolio Manager
Andrew Toburen, CFA®
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Traditional options to increase income in client bond portfolios look like poor bets in today’s yield environment. Longer maturities (interest rate risk), lower credit quality (credit risk), leverage (amplified risk), structured products (complexity risk), emerging markets (foreign risk), private debt (liquidity risk), and other options each carry hazards that may exceed a client’s risk tolerance. We explore a unique niche in the crossover corporate bond space that provides an attractive balance to the extra income / risk trade-off.
Workshop objective:
Show how two factors (structural risk disciplines) in the U.S. corporate bond market combine to deliver attractive levels of consistent income while preserving capital.
What lengths must we go to for reasonable income in a low rate world?
CHARTWELL INVESTMENT PARTNERS
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Anne-Marie Vandenberg serves as Chief Operating Officer and President. She is a Director and Portfolio Manager for DWS’s Alternatives platform. Prior to her current role, she led the RREEF real estate defined contribution strategy. Ms. Vandenberg was previously the Head of Real Estate Capital Markets. She joined RREEF Real Estate in 2004 as part of the closing team. In 2005, she transitioned to Capital Markets, taking on leadership in 2013. Ms. Vandenberg holds a B.A. from Tulane University, a M.S. in Real Estate Finance from DePaul University and a J.D. from The John Marshall Law School.
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John Manley
Client Portfolio Manager -
RREEF Property Trust, DWS
Gordon Zimmermann
RIA Wealth Consultant, DWS
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President and Chief Operating Officer - RREEF Property Trust, DWS
Anne-Marie Vandenberg
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In the 1970’s, core commercial real estate was introduced to institutional investment portfolios to diversify risk, potentially enhance return, and provide an attractive income return. In the 50 years since, private real estate has become an integral component to investment portfolios of all types and sizes, however, not all real estate is created equal. Today’s market presents unique challenges, opportunities, and solutions. Financial advisors portfolio managers are facing off with historically low interest rates and high duration, at a time when the spectre of inflation has arguably never been more pronounced. At the same time, equity valuations are historically high and investors are seeking to protect their downside risk. Please join DWS to hear why we believe an allocation to core real estate should be an essential part of your investors’ portfolios and how we are informing our investment strategy to take advantage of the economy’s rapidly evolving usage of real estate.
Workshop objective:
Illustrate the historical benefits of core real estate in a diversified portfolio and provide an alternative solution for the biggest concerns facing today’s investors.
The Real Story of Core Commercial Real Estate: Challenging Your Assumptions
DWS
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Travis M. Carr has been a Product Specialist at Western Asset Management, an independent specialist investment manager of Franklin Templeton, since 2000. Before joining Western Asset, Mr. Carr was Senior Associate at Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO), a Secondary Market Analyst at Royal Thrift & Loan Company and a Mortgage Broker at Home State Financial Corporation. Mr. Carr is a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles and holds the CFA designation.
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Daniel Rodriguez, CIMA
Private Wealth Director
Drew Kehnast, CFA
Private Wealth Director
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Product Specialist
Travis Carr
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Inflation and interest rates are currently top of mind for many investors. In this session, we’ll share our macroeconomic outlook, dissect the state of the economic recovery and explore how these factors might affect the timing and magnitude of the Fed’s policy changes as it looks to gradually remove monetary policy accommodation. We’ll also take a look at current fundamentals and valuations across different spread sectors, focusing on where fixed income investors can find opportunities in today’s low-yield environment. With more than 50 years of experience in fixed income and a dedicated focus on long-term fundamental value investing, Western Asset is one of the pioneers in the industry.
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In this workshop, Travis Carr will discuss why the current economic environment is driving historically high inflation prints and why we believe this inflation spike will likely be transitory.
Actively Managing Fixed Income: Today’s Economic Outlook and Investment Opportunities
Western Asset
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Amar Reganti works as the team Investment Director for Wellingtons Fixed Income Broad Markets Group. Prior to joining Wellington, Amar worked at GMO on Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Strategy. Previously he worked as the Deputy Director of the Office of Debt Management at the US Tresuary Department. Amar has an MBA from Univ. of Chicago Booth and an M.S. from the London School of Economics.
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Phil Shankweiler CFA, CAIA
Director of Advisory Services
Tom Winkler, CIMA
Director of Advisory Services
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Amar Reganti
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Despite the expectation for dismal Fixed Income returns in a low-rate world, as well as mounting inflationary fears as the economy recovers from a pandemic, the need for the diversification properties historically provided by core fixed income assets remain. We suggest however that the “one size” fits all approach to core fixed income funds is coming to an end. Join as we discuss a new paradigm for Fixed income allocations, and how a unique approach from one of the Industry’s largest Fixed Income buinsesses, as well as specific set of strategy attributes, can best deliver on a contextualized set of objectives.
Workshop Objective:
Detail a new approach to Investor’s Fixed Income Allocation while detailing the competive edge of Wellingtons Fixed Incomes business, its Core bond strategies, and Hartford Fund’s effort to deliver strategies as efficiently as possible to US Wealth.
A New Paradigm for
Fixed Income Allocations
HARTFORD FUNDS
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McWey began at Heartland in 2009 as a Research Analyst. He assumed portfolio management responsibilities in 2010. He has been Lead Manager of the Mid Cap Value Strategy since January 2013 and became Lead Manager of its corresponding Fund at the Fund’s inception in October 2014. He was named co-Portfolio Manager of the Opportunistic Value Equity Strategy in 2015. He graduated from Vanderbilt University in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in economics and history.
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Michael Kops
Vice President and Partner, Heartland Advisors, Inc.
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Vice President and Portfolio Manager Heartland Advisors, Inc.
Colin McWey, CFA®
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The flexibility of Heartland’s long-standing 10 Principles of Value Investing™ allows our team to assess businesses in a relevant way. Now more than ever, value managers must consider the nuances of business models across industries and what that means for valuation. Combined with very specific catalysts and intentionally building a portfolio of high quality and deep value stocks, Heartland’s Mid Cap Value Strategy has delivered consistent alpha.
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To show how a nuanced approach can deliver
all-weather alpha for clients.
Relevant Value, Not Relative
Value in Mid Caps
HEARTLAND FUNDS
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Ryan Thomes serves as a portfolio manager on the Small Cap Diversified Value and International Small Cap Diversified Value portfolios. In addition, Mr. Thomes supports the firm’s investment process by managing much of the firm’s quantitative and market research effort. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Thomes was a global equity senior research associate for Jeffrey Slocum and Associates, Inc. He began his investment career as a research analyst at Berthel Schutter LLC. Mr. Thomes, a CFA charterholder, received his BS in Entrepreneurial Management and Finance from the University of Minnesota.
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Tom Hirschmann
Head of Distribution
Peter Clarke
Intermediary Sales Consultant
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Ryan Thomes
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The performance gap between growth and value over the last decade has been extraordinary. The cause of the divergence appears to be investors’ preference for less economically sensitive companies and those with promising growth prospects, without regard for valuation. Record low interest rates in the period buoyed equities but benefited growth stocks disproportionately. We believe a reversion toward more normal valuation relationships could provide a powerful and enduring tailwind to value.
Workshop objective:
H&W illustrates the performance divergence between value and growth, and why we expect this divergence to reverse and endure for the foreseeable future.
The Prospects for Value vs. Growth
HOTCHKIS & WILEY
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Greg Gore is a Client Portfolio Manager and Head of Private Markets Specialists with Invesco Real Estate (IRE). He is responsible for leading the team of private markets specialists. The team’s primary responsibilities are to engage with broader Invesco distribution and grow IRE’s presence in the financial intermediary channel.
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Chad Morgan
Market Leader
Christopher Doran
Divisional Sales Director
Client Portfolio Manager
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Greg Gore
Senior Director – Invesco Real Estate
Chase Bolding, CFA®
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Real estate is the third largest asset class next to traditional stock and bonds. Institutional investors have long understood the merits of real estate and have historically devoted a larger portion of their portfolios to this important asset class in comparison to retail investors. Retail investors have an opportunity to thoughtfully diversify their investment portfolios. Real estate offers key benefits such as diversification, inflation hedge, tax advantages and durable income. Invesco Real Estate aims to demystify the asset class while making it accessible to the market through a public non-listed REIT.
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The key takeaway from this seminar are:
• the importance of real estate
• the benefits it can provide to portfolio diversification
• Invesco Real Estate’s breadth and experience
• the benefits of PNLR’s such as INREIT
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INVESCO
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Sean Reynolds is the Lead Portfolio Manager for the Hedged Convertibles Platform at Lazard. Prior to joining Lazard in 2007, Sean was a portfolio manager for convertible arbitrage strategies at SAC Capital Management, and had previously held senior investment positions at several leading asset management firms. Before moving to the “Buy Side”, Sean was Managing Director and Head of Convertible Securities (US) at Deutsche Bank Securities. He has been in the investment industry since 1993, focused exclusively on convertible securities.
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David Olsen, CAIA
Director, Lazard Asset Management
Scott Toohig, CAIA
Director, Lazard Asset Management
Sarah George
Senior Vice President, Client Portfolio Manager
Lazard Asset Management LLC (New York)
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Lead Portfolio Manager
Sean Reynolds
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Exploring of the sources of returns generated in convertible arbitrage as well as the outlook for the sources of return opportunities in the current market environment.
Workshop objective:
To highlight the resurgence of an often overlooked, misunderstood asset class and the current compelling opportunity set that exists for convertible arbitrage managers with multiple uncorrelated return sources.
Solving for rates, valuations, and volatility with Convertible Arbitrage
LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT
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Arley serves as a portfolio advisor with Wellington Management. In this role, he works closely with portfolio managers and the firm’s macro-analysts to articulate the firm’s investment strategies to clients and prospects. Before joining Wellington Management in 2018, Arley was a portfolio consultant with Amundi Pioneer Asset Management, responsible for delivering capital markets and portfolio management team views to defined contribution clients. He earned his BA in Economics from California State University, Long Beach, and holds a CFA designation.
Mark serves as a leader for Nationwide’s capital markets analysis, where he is responsible for asset class research, market commentary, white papers and topical market pieces. Mark brings more than 20 years of experience in the asset management industry, including roles in research for both Nuveen and Vanguard Group and as a portfolio manager for Nuveen. He earned his undergraduate degree in Finance and Economics from the University of Richmond and holds CFA and CMT designations.
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Paul Eisenhardt, CIMA®
Head of Nationwide Institutional Sales
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Jennifer McDonnell
Managing Director, Institutional
Investments Distribution, Nationwide
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Ted Meyers
Senior Institutional Relationship Manager, Nationwide
(614) 634 3469
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Lisa Aubry, CFA®
Senior Institutional Relationship Manager, Nationwide
(419) 266 0336
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Vice President and Portfolio Advisor, Wellington Management
Arley E. Reyes
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In the past decade, international markets have underperformed relative to US markets. Given this backdrop, is investing abroad simply a diversification play? Or, does it offer a real opportunity to generate alpha? As the world continues to emerge from the pandemic, active managers can capitalize on the inefficient pricing of equity securities, take advantage of the compelling valuations global markets offer compared to the US and exploit a lack of industry and security coverage. Learn about a unique team-based approach to managing assets that enables greater diversification and increases alpha, as the international small-cap market adds both diversification and opportunity to client portfolios relative to large-caps.
Workshop objective:
Provide insights on how to capitalize on the inefficiencies found within the foreign small- and mid-cap markets, while adding greater diversification to investor portfolios.
Finding hidden gems of alpha, the opportunity abroad
NATIONWIDE FUNDS
00:00 - 00:00
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Scott Kefer, CFA, is a Senior Portfolio Manager for VictoryShares and Solutions and utilizes his more than 25 years of active management expertise to focus on the continued growth of the firm’s rules-based and custom investment solutions. In addition to his role with VictoryShares, Mr. Kefer is a Senior Portfolio Manager for NewBridge Asset Management, a Victory Capital investment franchise. Mr. Kefer holds a Bachelor of Science in business management from Skidmore College and is a CFA® charterholder.
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Joshua Gilbert, CFP®, CIMA®
RIA, Bank Trust, and Multi-Family Office, East Coast
857 350 8931
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Bret Solnoki, CIMA®
RIA, Bank Trust & Multi Family Office, Central Region
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Scott Kefer, CFA®
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Explore an alternative income strategy that seeks to help income-oriented investors navigate the challenging low-rate environment. Despite all the chatter about inflation and higher interest rates, the yield on 10-Year Treasuries remains stubbornly low, hovering below 1.5%. That’s a problem for many income-oriented investors. So how might investors potentially capture more yield without significantly ratcheting up the risk? Join Senior Portfolio Manager, Scott Kefer, as he discusses alternative income strategies that seek the trifecta of benefits many investors seek: attractive income, low correlation to both stocks and bonds and a level of volatility in line with traditional bond indexes.
Workshop objective:
• Why alternative income should be a long-term, strategic position in your portfolio
• Benefits of uncorrelated yield as an attractive source of potential income
• How to allocate to alternative income as part of a diversified portfolio
Low Yields? Potential for rising rates? No Problem!
Victory Capital Management Inc.
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Ben Falcone joined Vontobel Asset Management in March 2015 as a Client Portfolio Manager for the firm’s Quality Growth Boutique. He sits within the investment team and is responsible for communicating the firm’s philosophy, process, performance, portfolio positioning and risk management. Prior to joining Vontobel Asset Management, he worked at Echo Point Investment Management from 2010 to 2014 and Morgan Stanley from 2008 to 2010, where he held successive positions as a Portfolio Manager. He spent a decade at Black Rock Inc. as an Equity Research Analyst from 1999 to 2008 and began his financial career in 1996 at Merrill Lynch Asset Management in Operations and Client Servicing.
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Head of Client Portfolio Manager Team, Vontobel Quality Growth Boutique
Ben Falcone, CFA®
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We believe Quality attributes – such as pricing power, high barriers to entry and strong competitive advantages – may lead to more predictable earnings that compound over time as well as provide downside protection. While economic growth has started to normalize, there are risks that still need to be monitored. Investors continue to have concern for supply chain bottlenecks, rising inflation, and future growth. As the economy reopens and returns to pre-pandemic levels, it is difficult to predict a normalization of Fed policy whose past dovish nature has produced significant multiple expansion for equities and a meaningful tailwind for recent market returns. The way we see it, instead of trying to predict the hurricane, we would rather put our energies into building the levee to contain the flood and invest in high quality companies.
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Consider an allocation to high-quality, high conviction compounding stocks as solid defense against the unknown. We believe our commitment to quality can create a smoother long-term equity experience for our investors.
Quality Investing – A Defense Against the Unknown
VONTOBEL
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Ross is the senior investment specialist for the Aberdeen Standard Investments' equity fund range, and is responsible for the commercialisation and development of the equity asset class. He works alongside the equity investment team and his primary role is to ensure that clients and consultants have clarity on the philosophy, process and investment positioning of this growing asset class. By understanding the changing needs of different groups of investors, he is responsible for developing new equity strategies and customised investment solutions for wholesale and institutional clients globally. He has recently been involved in the development of the global equity impact strategy. Ross joined SLI in 2000, where he joined the Business Development team. Previously, Ross worked as the Head of Research at Scottish Life.
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Climate change is one of the largest threats of our time and impacts future generations as well as countries and companies around the globe today. Tackling it requires trillions of dollars of investment every year to transform our world into one that emits net-zero greenhouse gases. This transformation comes with significant opportunities for investors. The global economy and the environment are inextricably linked. As the global economy has grown and developed, so too has our impact on the world’s resources, ecosystems and climate in ways that are both unprecedented and unsustainable. The ASI Climate Funds Range seeks to generate strong long term performance by investing in companies that develop or use products and services designed to drive resource efficiency, support the transition to a low carbon economy and address the wider environmental challenges we face.
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To better understand how ASI are helping investors contribute to a more sustainable world, while still achieving strong investment returns.
How to invest and benefit from the long-term shift towards greater sustainability
How to invest and benefit from the long-term shift towards greater sustainabilityHow to invest and benefit from the long-term shift towards greater sustainability
aberdeen standard investments
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Ross is the senior investment specialist for the Aberdeen Standard Investments' equity fund range, and is responsible for the commercialisation and development of the equity asset class. He works alongside the equity investment team and his primary role is to ensure that clients and consultants have clarity on the philosophy, process and investment positioning of this growing asset class. By understanding the changing needs of different groups of investors, he is responsible for developing new equity strategies and customised investment solutions for wholesale and institutional clients globally. He has recently been involved in the development of the global equity impact strategy. Ross joined SLI in 2000, where he joined the Business Development team. Previously, Ross worked as the Head of Research at Scottish Life.
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Climate change is one of the largest threats of our time and impacts future generations as well as countries and companies around the globe today. Tackling it requires trillions of dollars of investment every year to transform our world into one that emits net-zero greenhouse gases. This transformation comes with significant opportunities for investors. The global economy and the environment are inextricably linked. As the global economy has grown and developed, so too has our impact on the world’s resources, ecosystems and climate in ways that are both unprecedented and unsustainable. The ASI Climate Funds Range seeks to generate strong long term performance by investing in companies that develop or use products and services designed to drive resource efficiency, support the transition to a low carbon economy and address the wider environmental challenges we face.
Workshop objective:
To better understand how ASI are helping investors contribute to a more sustainable world, while still achieving strong investment returns.
How to invest and benefit from the long-term shift towards greater sustainability
How to invest and benefit from the long-term shift towards greater sustainabilityHow to invest and benefit from the long-term shift towards greater sustainability
aberdeen standard investments
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Investment Research
Mark Hackett, CFA® and CMT
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Daniel is a Portfolio Manager and, as a member of CBRE Global Infrastructure research team, is responsible for evaluating listed infrastructure companies in the communications and utilities sectors globally. He has been an active member of the firm’s Global Infrastructure research team since its inception and is a Portfolio Manager of the MainStay CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund.
Daniel earned a B.S., magna cum laude, from Drexel University and an M.B.A. from Villanova University.
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Scott Thies
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Portfolio Manager, Infrastructure
Daniel Foley, CFA®
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Investment in Global Listed Infrastructure can offer investors the opportunity to gain exposure to resilient income with inflation protection features and a compelling total return outlook. The need for infrastructure investment is accelerating and the opportunity for companies in the listed space is growing.
Based on our research, we see opportunity stemming from three key megatrends:
- Decarbonization
- Asset modernization
- Digtal transformation
Workshop objective:
Outline the compelling opportunity that exists for Global Listed Infrastructure in today’s market environment. Demand is accelerating and valuation is attractive, learn about how and why investors are growing their allocations to this asset class.
Listed Infrastructure Supercycle
New York Life Investments
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Cadre is a next-generation commercial real estate investing platform that expands access to expertly curated institutional-quality investments. Our mission is to help make real estate more accessible, transparent and affordable to a greater number of investors, while strengthening the communities we invest in. Led by a seasoned team of experienced institutional real estate investors, Cadre leverages data science, machine learning, and proprietary tools and systems to augment the three key components of the investment process: advanced market selection, seamless asset acquisition, and optimized asset management. Cadre brings vision, deep institutional experience, and premier institutional investors together in transforming the world of commercial real estate investing.
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CADRE
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David Polak is an equity investment director at Capital Group, leading the team for equities and representing a number of Capital’s global equity strategies. In addition, he is the global investment director for ESG. He has 37 years of investment industry experience and has been with Capital Group for 15 years. Prior to joining Capital, he was a managing director in the equity businesses of UBS and Deutsche Bank. He holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from University College London graduating with honors. David is based in New York.
Mark Seaman is an equity investment director at Capital Group. He has 27 years of investment industry experience and has been with Capital Group for 15 years. Earlier in his career at Capital, Mark managed the Advisory Resources Group interacting with research analysts and broker dealers. Prior to joining Capital, he was director of mutual fund research, director of alternative investments and director of non-proprietary fund distribution at Legg Mason Wood Walker. He holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Maryland. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation and is a member of the Baltimore Security Analysts Society. Mark is based in Washington, D.C.
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Antonio M. Bass II
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ESG investing is fast becoming a core part of wealth management. From ultra high net worth to mass affluent, investors are increasingly asking their advisors to build sustainable portfolios that reflect investors’ values. But growing concerns of greenwashing, confusion about definitions and scoring systems, and a proliferation of ESG-labeled investment products have made this evolving task even more challenging for RIAs.
To help RIAs think through their approach to ESG investing, this session will:
• Outline the limitations of relying solely on ESG products and scoring systems and the benefits of true, holistic ESG integration
• Describe Capital Group’s approach to ESG integration and provide examples of how it shapes investment decisions
• Share one RIA’s story of the challenges and successes they’ve had in addressing clients’ ESG objectives
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Explore the changing ESG landscape and discover how Capital Group and one RIA are integrating it into their approaches.
Answering the ESG call:
How to integrate sustainability
into client portfolios
Capital Group
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